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1. READING

teenager	thirteen	13
	fourteen	14
	fifteen	15
	sixteen	16
	seventeen	17
	eighteen	18
	nineteen	19

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elf (singular)
elves (plural)

2. VOCABULARY

· housework

They are used as normal verbs:

wash	· I'm going to wash my hair. · I have to wash my car. · I'm going to wash my face and redo my makeup.
wash up	· I love cooking, buy I hate washing up the saucepans afterwards.

But when we refer to the housework activity of washing clothes of washing up plates, etc. it is more common to use the phrases:

do the washing	· She needs to do the washing, there are a lot of dirty clothes. (BrE) / She needs to do the laundry, there are a lot of dirty clothes. (AmE)
do the washing-up	· We have to do the washing-up. (BrE) / We have to do the dishes. (AmE)

AT HOME / HOUSEWORK / TASKS (=things to do):

to clean the bathroom
to clean the house
to clean the windows		limpiar las ventanas
to cook (the dinner)
to decorate the house			I decorate the house once every five months.
to do the chores		quehaceres, faena del hogar	I do the chores in the morning.
to do the cooking
to do the dishes (USA) / to do the washing-up (UK)		fregar los platos (a mano)
to do the homework
to do the ironing
to do the laundry (USA) / to do the washing (UK)		hacer la colada (ropa)
to do the shopping		hacer la compra
to do the washing (UK) / do the laundry (USA)		hacer la colada (ropa)
to do the washing-up (UK) / to do the dishes (USA)		fregar los platos (a mano)
to dust (the furniture)		quitar / limpiar el polvo	John! Dust the furniture.
to feed the baby
to feed the dog			I rarely feed the dog. My brother usually feeds it.
to fold the clothes		doblar la ropa
to hang the washing		tender la ropa
to lay the table		poner el mantel
to load the dishwasher		meter los platos en el lavavajillas
to look after the children		cuidar / vigilar a los niños
to go shopping
to hoover / vacuum (the floor / the carpet)		pasar el aspirador	Should I vacuum my car outside or in the garage?
to iron the clothes		planchar
to take the bus to school			I never have to take the bus to school.
to make (the) breakfast / make (the) lunch / make (the) dinner			My mum makes breakfast every morning.
to make the bed			My children make the bed everyday.
to mop the floor		fregar el suelo
to paint the fence		pintar la valla
to pick up the children
to put clothes in the dryer		meter la ropa en la secadora
to put clothes in the washing machine		meter la ropa en la lavadora
to put the children to bed		meter a los niños en la cama
to set the table		poner la mesa
to sew		coser
to start the dishwasher		poner el lavavajillas (platos)
to sweep the floor		barrer el suelo	Tom, sweep the floor again! It's not clean.
to study
to take out the rubbish		sacar la basura
to take the children to school			Mr. Thomas takes his children to school on Mondays and Wednesdays.
to tidy up		recoger	I tidy up my bedroom after I make the bed.
to unload the dishwasher		sacar los platos del lavavajillas
to vacuum / to hoover (the floor / the carpet)		pasar el aspirador	Should I vacuum my car outside or in the garage? / We vacuum clean twice a month.
to walk the dog
to wash up the dishes / to wash the dishes		fregar los platos	I wash up the dishes after I cook dinner.
to wash the floor		fregar el suelo
to water plants		regar las plantas

Vocabulary related with the chores:

bin (UK) / wastebasket (USA)	cubo de la basura
broom	la escoba	Where's the broom?
cloth	trapo (del polvo)
dishes	platos	I hate doing the washing-up.
dish soap	detergente para platos
dishwasher	lavavajillas
dustpan	el recogedor	the dustpan
dryer	secadora (de ropa)
drying-rack	escurreplatos
mop	fregona	the mop
paper towel	papel de secar / papel de cocina
softener	suavizante	the softener
sponge	esponja
to dry	secar
to rub	frotar (los platos)
to wash your hands	lavarte las manos
towel	toalla / trapo de secar
washing machine	lavadora
washing powder	detergente	the washing powder

Use the vocabulary of the chart in these webpages: At home vocabulary; Household Chores


Read this dialogue:

Husband	Can you lay the table while I finish making the lunch?
Wife	Just a moment, I'm hanging the washing. (the clothes)
Husband	Ok, but we're going to have lunch right now.
Wife	Coming.
(after having lunch)
Wife	Can you wash the dishes? I've got to work.
Husband	Don't worry, I'll load the dishwasher now.

Household Chores: (tareas domésticas)






Watch this video first, and then do these activities:
· Video activity 01
· Video activity 02












Activities:






Joke of the day:







Read this short text and say "what do you think?", "Do you like doing these things?", "What do you hate the most?":

Many people hate doing almost all chores around the house, like for example, making the bed, tidying up, cooking, feeding the dog, taking the children to school, vacuuming, sweeping the floor, dusting the dust, ironing clothes, washing up the dishes, loading the diswasher, walking the dog or doing the laundry.



Questions related with chores:

• How does your family decide who does various chores around the house?
• Can you name some chores that need to be done everyday?
• What chores are your responsibility?
• Which chores do you not like to do.
• How do you decide on your children's chores?
• Do you get paid for doing chores?
• What is something you hate doing when you get home?
• Do you like to clean up your room?
• Do you wash the dishes in your house?
• Do you wash clothes for your family?
• Do you do the ironing the clothes?
• What are some chores you do outside your house?
• Can you think of some dangerous chores that you can't do?
• If you could buy only one of this two things, would you choose a dishwasher or a washing machine?
• How long do you think you could live without a maid or someone to help you in the house?
• Do you like to go to the supermarket?
• Have you ever had an empty fridge for a long time only because you were too lazy to go grocery shopping?
• What kind of products does your family buy on the Internet?
• If you could have a robot to do all your chores, what would you choose for it to do?
• What chores do you do that your parents didn't have to do when they were growing up?
• What are some chores that your parents have to do around the house?
• Do your grandparents help with chores?

· make / do

make	usually to "create" something which wasn't there before.	make dinner / make a noise / make a cake ...
do	usually to fulfill a tast which already exists.	do an exercise / do housework / do a course ...

Remember that there are exceptions, e.g. make the bed.

3. GRAMMAR

· Present perfect

You use the present perfect for things that have happened recently with no time mentioned, e.g. Have you finished? (¿Has acabado?)

present verb	perfect
have / has	-ed / 3rd column irregular verbs (participle)	have / has changed have / has finished have / has seen have / has enjoyed ......

Pay attention to the difference between this sentence: I've finished my homework and the following examples (there is an extra emphasis below):

just + present perfect simple verb	(+)	= a very short time ago.	I've just finished my homework. (acabo de)
already	(+)	= (used for emphasis) earlier than expected.	I've already finished my homework. (ya he acabado / ya acabé)
yet	(- / ?)	(used for emphasis) until now.	· I haven't finished my homework. I haven't finished my homework yet. (both sentences have almost the same meaning, although the use of "yet" in the second sentence implies that you are going to finish; aún no he acabado). · Have you finished your homework yet? (¿has acabado ya?). You use "yet" at the end of the sentence.

At some point you will learn that just has other meanings in other contexts, e.g. only.

















PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE with "yet" and "already":



Click here to work on more activities with: yet, already, just 1

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• Fill in the blanks with just, yet or already:
• 1) I want to watch TV, but I haven’t finished doing my homework.............. .
• 2) I haven't told my parents I failed the exam ................. .
• 3) Why don't you read this article of the newspaper?
• I have ............. read it.
• 4) A: Where is John?
• B: He has ............ arrived. He is having a shower.
• 5) Have you seen the last film of Antonio Banderas ................?
• 6) Look! He has ..................... crashed that bus.
• 7) A: Do I pay the bill?
• B: No, I have ............ paid it.
• 8) Have you been to Australia ............... ?
• 9) A: Have you seen Mary?
• B: I have .......... seen her in they gym.
• 10) Has it stopped snowing? 'No, it hasn't stopped snowing ..........'.
• 11) I don’t want to eat anything. I’ve ................... eaten one big pizza.
• 12) Although they’re playing very well, they haven’t scored a goal .................. .
• 13) A: Don't forget to phone Tom.
• B: I have ........... phoned him.
• 14) A: Would you like a hamburger?
• B: No, thank you. I have .......... had lunch.

KEY: 1.yet 2. yet 3. already 4. just 5. yet 6.just 7. already 8. yet 9. just 10. yet 11. already 12. yet 13. already 14. just

Present Perfect Simple

• Irregular Past Participles. Click on the correct form of the past participle of the verb.
• Present Perfect Simple I. Write sentences using the prompts given. First, put the verb given in the correct form of the present perfect simple. Second, use FOR or SINCE in the sentence.
• Present Perfect Simple. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the present perfect simple.
• FOR & SINCE.
• PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE?
• FOR or SINCE? Decide the answer and then click on "answer" to see the correct phrase.
• YET / SINCE / ALREADY, etc. Choose the correct present perfect adverb.
• Present Perfect or Past Simple?

Activities:

· borrow / lend

borrow	(tomar algo prestado)	May I borrow your pencil?
lend	(prestar / dejar)	· Can you lend me your pencil? · If you need a pencil I can lend you one.

4. PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING

· /j/ and /dʒ/

The written "y" at the beginning of a word is almost always pronounced /j/, e.g. yacht, yet.
Remember that many words with a written "u" have a hidden /j/, e.g. use, music, student.

/j/




The written "j" is always pronounced /dʒ/, e.g. John, January.
The written "g" before "i" or "e" is also often pronounced /dʒ/, e.g. manager, general, giraffe, German.

/dʒ/

5. LISTENING

· teenage carers

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6. SONG

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